base case
Stopping point defined
A base case is the simplest instance of a problem that can be solved directly without further breakdown.
The term comes from computer science, where recursive functions need a base case to stop calling themselves: The base case for factorial is when n equals 1.
More broadly, any argument or analysis may establish a base case before handling complications.
- recursionProcess invoking itself
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- axiomsAccepted starting principles
- inductionFormal admission process
- starting pointPlace of commencement
factorial · Fibonacci · trivial · leaf · algorithm · minimality · anchor · definition · simplest · divide and conquer · iteration · iterative process · ground · hypothesis · condition · proof · fundamental · terminal
- scenarioshypothetical, what-if, nightmare scenario, dream scenario, backup plan
- Strategic Planningcontingency plan, contingency plans, forecasting, roadmap, decision tree
- programmingvariables, functions, for, function, debugger
- recursionrecursion, self-reference, infinite recursion, recurrence relation, Fibonacci
- dynamic programmingtabulation, bottom-up approach, recurrence relation, word break
- logicpremise, premises, conclusion, conclusions, inference